House Engrossed

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018

HOUSE BILL 2172

 

AN ACT

 

amending Title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 14; relating to postsecondary educational institutions.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 14, to read:

ARTICLE 14.  NONLETHAL WEAPONS

START_STATUTE15-1899.  Nonlethal weapons; possession on campus; definition

A.  A community college under the jurisdiction of a community college district governing board and a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents may not prohibit the possession of a nonlethal weapon by any person who is present on the campus of the community college or university.

B.  For the purposes of this section, "nonlethal weapon" means a weapon that is explicitly designed and developed to incapacitate or repel a person with a low probability of fatality or permanent injury or to disable equipment with minimal undesired damage or impact on the environment. END_STATUTE